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Patented Apr. 29, 1930 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANKLIN R. WHITE, OF WATERBUBY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE PATENT ,V BUTTON COMPANY, OF WATERBUEY, GONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECT- ICUT BUTTON Application filed January s, 1930, Serial No. 419371.

My nvention relates to new and useful improvements in buttons, and is a companion to the application filed by me on October 2, 1929, Serial No. '396,863. In the companion application, however, the button comprises a cap of brass or other similar metal, in which is placed a ring or disk of malleable metal, such as aluminum or Zinc, and the aluminum or Zinc so forced into the cap as to form substantially one piece, after which this cap is swedged or rimmed over a shell.

One of the objects of the present invention is to form the cap out of soft metal, such as aluminum, rather than using a brass cap plus an aluminum disk or ring filler, as shown in the companion application.

Still another object of the invention is to form a button wherein the cap is 'ormed of aluminum and may have any nsignia stamped therein and which cap may be rimmed over any of the well-known forms of shells, which shells are, in turn, adapted to receive atack or staple fastener.

Still another object of the invetnion is to provide a button comprisng a shell extruded from a disk of aluminum which, in turn, is to be rimned about a shell. and within which cap may be placed an anvil of hard metal and some form of anchor to receive the usual staple or tack fastener.

Still another object of the invention is to form a button cap from an aluminum disk,

. which is eXtruded in suitable dies, so that it Will be relatively light in weight, cheap to 5 manufacture and, at the same tine, will be of sufiicient thickness to withstand the usage incident to a button of this kind.

Still another object of the invention is to form an aluminum cap in such a manner that it will have the necessary strength and rigidity to do away with the ordinary brass c ap that is generally used in buttons of this kind;

With these and other objects in view, the inventon consists in certain new and novel arrangements and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

-Referring now to the drawings showing a 507 preferred embodiment of my invention,

F ig. 1 is a plan of a blank or disk of soft metal;

Fig. l is a sectional View thereof;

Fig. 2 is a plan of the cap or cover member after being formed in a suitable die;

Fig. is a section thereof;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section of the die members for forming the button caps or covers shown in Figs. 2 and Q Fig. 4 is a sectional view of a completed button ready to receive the well-known tack fastener.

Referring now more particularly to the several views, it might be mentioned at the outset that the drawings show the button on a 65 greatly exaggerated scale, which is merely :for the sake of clearness of llustration. In Figs. 1 and' l there is ,shown a disk of relatively softor malleable metal and preferably aluminum, as I have found that buttons made of this netalwill not tarnish, will have sufi icient str-ength and body to perform their desired functions and, at the same time, may be easily pressed into shape or extruded and may be stamped with any desired insignia or reading matter.

It will be understood that in the drawings, I have not shown any insignia, ornanentation or trade-marks pressed into the cap, although, of course, this may easily be done.

Referring now for the moment to Fig. 3, there is 'fragmentarily shown the extrusion die, which comp'rises a plunger 2 fitting within the blocks 3 and 4, while a space 5 is shown into 'which'the disk 1 will be placed and sub- 85 jected to the action of the plunger 2.

Referring for the moment to Fig. 2, it will be understood that this illustrates the Outline of the cap, and it will be seen that rather than being a plain circle,`the disk 1, after being extruded, is now provided with the scallops 6 which, of course, conform to the Outline and shape of the pocket or space 5 within the 'die blocks.

It will be noticed that the diameter ofthe pocket or space 5 is slightly larger than the diameter of the plunger so that when the plunger descends, the metal will be extrud ed or forced into the surrounding spaces to thus 100 take the desired Outline, and will also be 'forced upwardly to form a peripheral rim.

Although I have shown the cap provided with scallops around its edges, the Outline of the button cap might be hexagonal or octagonal or any desired Outline* rather than just the scallops, as shown, r

It will also be noticed that after the metal disk 1 is subjected to the plunger and dies illustrated or, in other words, eXtruded, there is provided a small lip-standing peripheral rim 7, which rim, when the button is completed, will tightly rim the body shell.

Referring for the moment now to F ig. 4:, I have shown a conventional type of body shell 8, which is of hard metal, and has the central hub 9, which may have the depression 10 formed in the bottom, whileinthis hub 9 there may be placed an anchor 11. Fitting over this anchor and resting within the shell 8 may be placed an additional anvil 12, if desired, to provide strength to the button as a whole and to protect and help support the cap 13 which is, of course, form-ed from the disk 1, as previously described. The button is then subjected to suitable dies (not shown) and the small rim 7 is now rimmed tightly over the peripheral rim of the shell 8 and the rim 7 'being of aluminum or, in other words, of soft metal will tightly grip the hard metal shell and, in fact, will so tightly hug or merge with the shell that the cap and rim at their j uncture y ill have the appearance of a unitary structure.

It will be understood that although I have shown this aluminun cap fitted on one type of shell with a certain form of anchor therein, still it will be appreciated that this cap may be used on 'any desired 'form of back or shell.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have formed a button wherein the cap is fol-med wholly of aluminum and may be pressed or extruded to any desired shape or configuration in a very simple manner, which does away with the necessity of a brass cap and aluminum filler, as called i'or in the companion application.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A button comprising a body shell, a hard metal insert in said shell, a soft metal eX- truded cap, the said cap having a peripheral rim pressed about the said body shell to thereby form a non-separable unit.

2. A button comprising a shell of hard metal, an anchor therein, an anvil resting` within said shell and a soft metal extruded cap having a rim pressed upon the said shell and the anvil additionally supporting the soft metal cap.

Intestimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANKLIN R. VVHITE. 

